Alberta's Blended and Online Symposium
October 23-25, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel Edmonton South, Edmonton, Alberta
October 23-25, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel Edmonton South, Edmonton, Alberta
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Special blendED2016 hotel rates at http://www.radisson.com/blend *rates are valid 3 days before and 3 days after the Symposium.
Special blendED2016 hotel rates at http://www.radisson.com/blend *rates are valid 3 days before and 3 days after the Symposium.
The focus of the 3-day symposium is on applying flexible learning strategies in various learning spaces.
With over 50 sessions confirmed you can be sure that there will be something for you. Check out the Program!
With over 50 sessions confirmed you can be sure that there will be something for you. Check out the Program!
TUESDAY MORNING KEYNOTE
George Seimens George Siemens researches, technology, networks, analytics, and openness in education. Dr. Siemens is Professor and Executive Director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab at University of Texas, Arlington and cross-appointed with the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University. He has delivered keynote addresses in more than 35 countries on the influence of technology and media on education, organizations, and society. His work has been profiled in provincial, national, and international newspapers (including NY Times), radio, and television. He has served as PI or Co-PI on grants totaling more than $11m, with funding from NSF, SSHRC (Canada), Intel, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Soros Foundation. He has received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates from Universidad de San Martín de Porres and Fraser Valley University for his pioneering work in learning, technology, and networks. He holds an honorary professorship with University of Edinburgh and adjust status with University of South Australia. Dr. Siemens is a founding President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (http://www.solaresearch.org/). He has advised government agencies Australia, European Union, Canada and United States, as well as numerous international universities, on digital learning and utilizing learning analytics for assessing and evaluating productivity gains in the education sector and improving learner results. In 2008, he pioneered massive open online courses (sometimes referred to as MOOCs). He blogs at http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/and on Twitter: gsiemens |
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Shelley Wright Shelley Wright has been a teacher for fifteen years, as well as a K-8 administrator & Learning Consultant. She is also a National Faculty member for Buck Institute for Education and a PD Specialist for Discovery Education. Shelley’s passion in education is social justice, inquiry learning and helping her students make the world a better place. As a result of a social media campaign they created, Shelley and her students won the MindShare Learn 21st Century Video Challenge as one of the most tech savvy classes in Canada. |
Visit the blendED2015 page for highlights from last year's inaugural event!
This event attracted participants from Nova Scotia to Victoria.
